London: John Camden Hotten, [1873]. Edition: First edition. Bibliographical References: BAL 1096; Starrett 1. Bierce's first book, a collection of his San Francisco journalism published by agreement - an agreement he would soon regret - with the infamous London publisher John Camden Hotten.More

Boston: James Munroe, 1844. Edition: First edition. Bibliographical References: Myerson A17.1.a; BAL 5199. Emerson's famous condemnation of slavery in the United States and commemoration of the West Indian emancipation. From the library of Walter Wallace, with his bookplate on the front paste-down.More

Boston: D. Lothrop, (1883). Edition: First edition. Bibliographical References: BAL 6302, binding A. The rare first book by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (1852-1930), a collection of 12 poems for the illustrations of George F. Barnes. Freeman later became well known and celebrated for her popular local color stories about New... More

Nouvelle Orléans: Imprimerie du Propagatetr [sic] Catholique, 1879. Edition: ¶ First edition. Bibliographical References: BAL 7910; OCLC records four copies (BL, two in France and UC Berkeley). ¶ A novella in French by Adrien Emmanuel Rouquette (1813-1887) about an idealized Louisiana Indian maiden. At the conclusion is an unsigned review... More

(Pasadena): The Flame Press, 1930. Edition: First edition, one of 80 copies printed by Ward Ritchie, the majority of which were destroyed. Bibliographical References: Broomfield A11; Alberts 62. Two poems by Robinson Jeffers printed by Ward Ritchie with permission of the poet, but there were several typos in the text... More